Intel CEO Bryan Krzanich, in a microphone-drop statement on the Intel corporate blog yesterday, resigned his post on an advisory council to the President. From the Policy@Intel blog, Krzanich wrote Monday: Earlier today, I tendered my resignation from the American Manufacturing Council. I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is […]

We explained market ins and outs of genuine vs aftermarket ink in the print world. Now let’s take a look at various differentiators for genuine ink cartridges. Here we’ll touch technology and patents involved in putting ink on paper, known as drop on demand, named as if part of a cable TV subscription.

Selling online is no different than the Roman forum or the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Highly competitive, noisy, with lots of elbowing and barking. Whether e-commerce is your primary vehicle or not, you have options for executing it. For third-party sellers, success is unlikely without an open dialogue between a site and its vendors.

Office managers concerned about about ink toner costs and printing spend at some point consider aftermarket ink and toner. It’s cheap, and it is still legal—thanks to a recent SCOTUS decision. Lexmark and OEM printer companies recently lost a landmark ink and toner case that reached the Supreme Court. The law is on the side of […]

The mobile management space is rife with acronyms and blurry lines of differentiation. Get acquainted with the terminology and it will help you sort out some of the confusion. Here are some letters to keep straight during your research.

When it’s time to buy an office printer, inkjet vs laserjet is often the first thing to consider. HPE marketing says their new printers make this a moot point. While that’s probably not the case, the HPE PageWide MFP still is worth a look for a lot of offices looking for a new printer.

One early Monday morning in May, the FCC reported a DDos attack took down the comments section of its website. Atypical in form, the attack originated in a cloud server repeatedly pinging an open API with requests. It showed enough bot-like characteristics for CIO David Bray to qualify it as DDoS. However, the IT department at the agency […]

NeweggBusiness will gladly give you money for old IT equipment. Or instead, you can fashion a grunge-era Compaq 486 into a print server. Millennials love sustainability and vintage items; should you turn that old computer into a fully-functional print server for extra style points?

How much drone do you need for aerial realty? We had a local San Gabriel Valley drone pilot, Captain Chaun Dillard, give the Spark a test run. Get a drone entrepreneur's perspective on what makes a good drone for realty marketing.

Recently Microsoft and its OEM partners put to market inexpensive Windows 10 laptops ideal for school-issued devices. The price and hardware specifications position them against Chromebooks in competing for the K-12 procurement dollar. Can new these Windows laptops unseat the current market leader for 1:1 mobile computers for school districts in North America?

Need a convenient way to test Wi-Fi speed with your Android phone? The best app depends on the measurements you’re trying to collect first and foremost. I’ll assume you’re familiar with data rates and other metrics attached to network speed, and examine five common use case scenarios where Wi-Fi network performance comes into consideration. With that in mind, we’ll look at the best Android apps for network analysis and monitoring each situation.

Real talk. Newegg vs NeweggBusiness? What is the difference? What’s the point of having two sites? What does having a NeweggBusiness account offer that you can’t get with your account at the flagship site? Read on for a quick, buzzword free explainer of e-commerce and IT procurement game.

Chromebooks in the classroom have changed the face for school-issued technology over the past three or four years. With OEMs looking to buck the trend, each has put to market Chromebook models geared towards student use. Below we ferret out hardware facets that K12 procurement specialists should be looking for to determine the best Chromebook for the classroom.

Go phish! Let's identify a phishing e-mail. This sample spoofs the fbi.gov e-mail domain. It comes addressed from new director Andrew McCabe, who wants to wiretap the Internet apparently. The boilerplate adds some authenticity. Watch out for scams!, it says. The stilted English is the dead giveaway here. Read the second paragraph in the voice of Groot from Despicable Me.

What does the digital divide look like in the US? The Wi-Fi enabled school bus is a pretty good example. School districts have rolled out a few in rural school districts like Augusta, Georgia and Berkely County, South Carolina. Coachella Valley schools in the California desert tried them; a group in Worcester, Massachusetts is pushing to start […]

Vo-tech is a hot idea right now in the education sector, and it's in a position to solve a Millennial problem: earning a degree that racks up six-figures of student debt without any job prospects to show for it.

Two-thirds of open source applications used in business have known vulnerabilities. More than half of those vulnerable apps are rated as “high” severity by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). They’re not written in obscure languages and frameworks, either—Linux Kernel v.2.6.27.7 and PHP v. 4.0.0 were the two more frequently identified in the report.

What is Optane Memory? If you're not sure how to wrap your head around the new M.2 chip from Intel-Micron, think of it as the El Camino of computer memory. Not quite RAM, not quite flash. If anything it's both at once. Functionally, Optane resembles what phase change memory (PCM) sets out to achieve.

Tech-savvy small businesses contract out IT work because it keeps them liquid and agile during growth periods. As a result, independent tech contractors can expect to stay busy, but may need to move to find work. Such are two important takeaways from a new LinkedIn survey report assessing the gig economy, which, according the Freelancers Union, […]

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Municipal IT works one of two ways. A city either uses IT resources to innovate and drive business forward, or starves it into a break-fix maintenance role. Take for example a tech-forward city government like San Francisco, the capital of Silicon Valley, currently in the midst of the #SFWiFi citywide WLAN project by way of […]

Cheap toner for Lexmark printers is a SCOTUS decision away from becoming illegal. The Supreme Court heard appeals this week from a lawsuit where Lexmark successfully sued a small company in West Virginia for refilling Lexmark cartridges without permission, and then selling them on the secondary market. The defendant, Impression Products, according to a federal appeals court, […]

By Gloria Martinez, special to HardBoiled | Forget the glass ceiling in the gender equality discussion. Today’s women have another invisible barrier to shatter: the glass screen of the information technology industry. Women in the US account for less than a quarter of all IT workers according to a Deloitte survey. This is on par with other countries worldwide, and has undergone a slow decline over two decades.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced $100 million in funding to place several 5G network research hubs across the U.S. The federal agency plans to issue an RFP for the project in the coming weeks to solicit proposals from the academic and R&D community.

Parts of the federal IT infrastructure look like a vintage computer museum, with equipment that dates back to the Nixon administration. The Dept. of Defense Strategic Automated Command and Control System runs on an IBM Series 1 computer from the 1970s. Those storied “nuclear codes” may live on 8-inch floppy disks stashed somewhere in the Pentagon. Federal lawmakers appear ready to revive the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT), a bipartisan proposal for updating legacy federal IT infrastructure in government agencies that stalled out at the close of 2016.

You can build a very capable AMD Ryzen workstation for around $1,000 that will perform as well as OEM workstations with price tags over $1,500. Exciting news for systems builders indeed. Ask any IT pro and they’ll tell you the only computers worth building are workstations for content creation and engineering design work. Savings on […]

Thinking about getting crafty with a few Raspberry Pi work projects? We’ve seen pros use a Raspberry Pi as a router; others may use Raspberry Pi as a web server, or as a NAS. If using an unsupported homespun solution for a mission-critical business function sounds dubious to you, well, that’s because it is—but nonetheless, […]

Organizational IT is unique in that it simultaneously performs a maintenance function and business improvement function. Whether it’s one or the other, it boils down to how well company stakeholders address technology purchasing decisions. A company can control spend simply by buying better. According to Bain research, techniques like the ones outlined below can produce 60 percent total savings on company purchases.

What makes a business laptop different from a consumer laptop? Isn’t any laptop used for work a business laptop? In a BYOD context there’s truth in that—but for our intents and purposes, a business laptop (interchangeably called a business notebook) is one that a company buys and issues for work-specific tasks.

In IT, a business proposal for new equipment often passes through the hands of non-technical company stakeholders. Taking a Spartan approach with the writing helps your technology proposal resonate if the language is clear and direct. You will complete this template in 25 sentences or less.

Law student laptops are stirring up a legal conundrum. The MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar feature enables students to cheat on the Bar exam in California, Texas, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina, and possibly others to come. News of warnings by a prominent exam administration company broke on Engadget, with the publication […]

What is the difference between being busy and being productive? The ability to stay focused, prioritized, and organized. Easier said than done in the land of a million distractions, a place called work. To help ease the burden, I tapped several productivity coaches for their favorite tips and tools for staying on task. I also […]

Step one to ransomware removal? Don’t fall victim in the first place. That starts with education users. Not to be glib about it, but any security expert will tell you the weakest point in any network sits behind the keyboard. If you’ve succumb to a ransomware attack, do not worry and more importantly, do not pay the ransom. There are plenty of ransomware removal tools that will help you out of this jam.

Lower infrastructure costs in the datacenter by scaling up, not out—this is prevailing wisdom in modern IT, but what exactly does this mean? A scale-up system, also called an in-memory system, stores information in server RAM instead of in hard drives as a scale out distributed system would. Storing a database in-memory works brilliantly for […]

The cost of cloud computing is sneaky, yet it’s understood as the de facto way to start building IT infrastructure for many startups. It’s fast, seemingly convenient with low upfront costs wherein you only pay for what you use. But many businesses succumb to sticker shock after the first round of scaling up the business, […]

Customers looking for a laptop for business with a Kaby Lake CPU—the 7th generation of processors from Intel—will find several models with Windows 10 pre-installed. Let’s get right to work and compare Kaby Lake laptop specs and pricing. Here’s a close-up look at business-specific offerings from HP, ASUS, and Lenovo available now on Newegg.

The numbers are in from Newegg—here's a list of the 20 top CPUs for businesses that built PCs and workstations in 2016. Like I did in 2015, this list will compare CPUs by ranking them by total units sold, as well as revenues. This gives a fair idea where NeweggBusiness customers saw best value for CPUs this year.

Here's one way to use IPv6 router protocol this holiday season. Ping a packet at this Charlie Brown tree set up by De Oranjerie, a Belgium-based all-ages computer learning center. Here's the code to ping the tree in real-time; use packet configuration to light the colored LED bulb of your choice!

If your router is hot to the touch, it could be a sign that a firmware update is needed. If that doesn’t do the trick, you might need to add a cooling element—especially if you’re working it hard. Generally, you want router temperature below 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Firewall rules and running a P2P client push […]

When the STEM-minded educators at Oak Hills High School in Hesperia, Calif. wanted students to get hands-on with professional AutoCAD and video production software, the system requirements outpaced their current PCs. They needed to overhaul the computer lab. Instead of dialing up a vendor to install brand-new workstations, tech-ed faculty ordered computer parts and components […]

Hackers are pretty clever. They design ransomware that is backwards-engineered from popular AV software coding so it flies under the radar through your network. First they use a bit of smooth social engineering to slip into an inbox. From there he sends out the ransomware in a company e-mail, mimicking a trusted coworker sending a file. When opened it, the malware exploits weak Java code en route to encrypting web and application servers.

The idea of “liquid silicon” conjures images from a Terminator film. Fittingly, it is a nascent ’80s computing concept brought to life with modern fabrication techniques, with the potential to alter the course of the future for computer hardware. “Liquid Si,” with its delicate layers of mono-crystalline silicon and stacked transistors, have real-world implications in the post-Moore […]

University professors assembled some formidable custom PC builds in 2016 judging by NeweggBusiness data for higher education customers. This group consists primarily of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering schools at large public universities in the U.S. I took a two-pronged approach to the data. Compiling items that appear most frequently* on university orders, and filling in […]

Business laptops for gaming? Hear me out. Grown-up gamers are serious professionals now, and research shows that a video game hobby in the workplace increases productivity and teamwork. Work psychologists advocate taking periodic micro-breaks, which are five- or ten-minute breathers that break up tasks. Video games are perfect for micro-breaks; the short experience of autonomy […]

Looking for a slow laptop fix? Start by configuring Windows for better performance before considering a hardware upgrade. While putting in an SSD or adding more system memory can drastically improve the feel of your computer, so can configuring the operating system.
Improving laptop speed without spending a cent seems like a logical place to start, right?

It is showtime for OpenWRT routers and open source firmware. After rumblings that the FCC was moving to ban custom-flashing of wireless routers, the feds backed off. Credit the Blufferbloat Project, a group of FOSS networking pioneers, for schooling the agency about open source transparency.

Interview with 2D computer artist Jacob Janerka, who crowdfunded his way out of electronics retail job to develop Paradigm, a weird throwback to point-‘n-click adventure games like Maniac Mansion and Myst. Imagine Gary Larson’s Far Side comics as an interactive DOS game--that's the best I can describe the feel.

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What is VDI? When does it make sense for a business from an ROI perspective? What kind of hardware works best at scale? Get your answers here.

System builders look at CPU benchmarks to verify vendor specifications printed on the box (or online product page) in real-world contexts before buying hardware. I thought it would be interesting to benchmark the benchmark sites.

Telematics, the use of GPS-based electronic logging devices (ELDs) to monitor activity for working vehicles, is squarely front and center for the fleet management industry. New federal rules make ELDs the law for commercial carriers in 2017.

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Need a PC for Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, After Effects, Maya, and other professional editing programs? Which components provide the non-negotiable performance needed for the job? Which ones provide the nice-to-have benefits that fall within your budget ranges? We'll ferret all this out here.

All kinds of money is on the table for companies to show a working wellness program in place. Why do companies spend $6 billion dollars a year on programs that, for the most part, are not getting results?

IT pros in south Florida were in full-on disaster plan mode on Wednesday evening with Hurricane Matthew forecasted to make landfall on the east coast of the peninsula Friday morning. This is a ten year hurricane, and it’s crunch time. Evacuations have already begun for many residents, but IT departments are working overtime battening down […]

Who is stoked to buy Windows Server 2016 licensing? Microsoft says that it has listened to the customers while developing the newest iteration of its signature server software. That means they’re dropping the per-core CAL structure for Server 2016, right? I hear you. Last year we dealt with Windows Server 2003 end of life by helping numerous customers […]

Allegations that new Lenovo laptops—Yoga 900 ISK2m, Yoga 900s and Yoga 710s among them—lock out Linux installation on the manufacturer-installed SSD stirred up a storm in a teacup. Eventually the truth about the Lenovo hardware came out. The Linux drivers for the NVMe SSD in those Lenovo laptop models did not yet exist, and nothing […]

Interested in procuring a commercial drone license for flying your multi-rotor in a professional capacity? The market for commercial UAS operation is booming in both the public and private sectors. The demand is high for multi-rotor pilots that want to jump the gap from enthusiast to professional. As such, the FAA implemented regulations to ease restrictions on commercial […]

Nonprofit fieldwork isn’t typically thought of as easy fundraising by those in the profession. But incorporating inexpensive technology into fold can make all the planning, legwork, and old-fashioned face-to-face engagement pay off at events, street canvassing, silent auctions, and fundraising dinners. For tech-savvy nonprofits, ROI begins with the right mix of mobile point of sale […]

After sitting at a desk for years, I thought I already knew what I needed while shopping for an adjustable standing desk. It turns out I had a lot to learn. For one thing, it is not just about the look of the desk itself. Sure, I need to like its curves and lines. But […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/3-crucial-things-know-getting-sitting-standing-desk/feed/09924The Hard Truth About Cat6 Cableshttps://blog.neweggbusiness.com/networking/hard-truth-cat6-cables/
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The cost of desktop computer RAM (DRAM) has been on the rise since June, jumping up 20-30% over the summer on many SKUs, and affecting all brands of desktop memory. On average, a 16 GB kit of DDR4 that sold for around $52 in the beginning of June now has a price tag of $64—an […]

The PC power supply unit (PSU) is often an overlooked component in computers. You might not find the PSU brand name and specifications on product pages for pre-built PCs. If you’re upgrading or building a PC from scratch, finding the best power supply for a computer is critical for stability of the system. Understand a few […]

The 3-2-1 backup strategy safeguards organizations against data loss and costly downtime. It provides data protection in the event of a major system failure, or a catastrophic event like a fire or natural disaster. Execution of 3-2-1 backup is simple: keep three copies of data stored on two different forms of media—disk, tape, optical, or […]

WiseNotes is a technical documentation tool for IT with a clean, Notepad-like feel and cataloging hierarchy. The free, open-source program makes writing, editing and searching documentation a snap. It works best running on a central MySQL (WAMP) server which makes it accessible anywhere on the network, and enables easy backups and updates. The brainchild of Kyle […]

It seems the Apple iPhone 7 will abandon the 3.5 mm headphone jack according to several credible reports, which points to the end of a 30-year-old standard for audio output. The 3.5 mm jack dates back to the venerable old Walkman, my first portable music player. For years, the 3.5 mm jack and I were […]

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Singling out the best laptop for engineering is a bold move. This Dell Latitude makes a strong case for using silly superlatives. Those of you working in the engineering field will love this. Hidden in the ExpressCard slot, we have a diametrical scale, a ruler… … and a temperature scale converter, and letter opener! I […]

Fire departments have augmented first response capabilities with firefighting quadcopters, but drone technology does not always go over well with fire crews. Conflict occurs when hobbyists fly drones over active fire sites, interfering with airborne operations, and forcing fire officials to ground air tankers and helicopters battling the blaze. The mix of good and bad […]

I was paying for a new mobile phone for more than a year after the two-year contract expired on my first personal smart phone, but still was using my original phone. At the time I thought I was saving the cost of a new phone and spreading out the useful life of my existing smartphone […]

What a glorious find—a set of vintage posters from the late-80s, some kind of office tech PSA series. Where did they come from? I first saw them cruising around imgur last week. The time stamp says they were posted in 2014 by a user named ericv. Eric says he found them at work; OP lives in […]

Are Chromebooks and Windows finally playing nice together? Can end users celebrate a renaissance of compatibility and the freedom to deploy the laptop of their choosing? Well, maybe. If you do it right with the IT. It feels just like the early ‘90s when Apple and Windows PCs worked side by side in the enterprise […]

What’s better for the company? Smart people or a smart office? One study shows you’d be hard pressed to get one without the other. Technology-obsessed millennials are shaping the modern workplace with their preferences for smart office equipment, and they do not compromise. These are the findings of the Future Workforce Study, a research survey […]

If you thought tape backup was a relic of the past, you’re right. Do not be mistaken, though; the technology has kept up with the business needs of modern companies. How does Google archive your Gmail account? Magnetic tape backup. How do the largest banks in the world back up their financial records? Magnetic tape […]

Is maverick spend buzzing the tower of your company’s bottom line? It is not uncommon for a spend analysis to show maverick spend accounting for 10-15% of organizational procurement. That’s a negative, ghost rider. Companies invest in purchasing and procurement programs to track and control costs. Major time and resources go into finding suppliers, negotiating terms, […]

If you like to keep a pulse on new and popular apps for business, check out stackshare.io. The site invites developers to share the tools that they use, and explain what they like about them, and why they chose them. It is comprised of mainly user generated content, posted by the company engineers, VPEs, and […]

An IT asset management plan for remote workers using company laptops is more critical now than ever. The modern workplace outstretches the confines of the company network and the firewalls and security appliances protecting everything on it. Employees working from the road, and companies looking to save overhead on office space by inviting work from […]

Intel Core i7-6700K dominated CPU sales for Newegg B2B customers in the first half of 2016. It outsold the next most popular desktop processor, a Haswell Intel Core i5, more than four times over in sales volume. UPDATE: Check here for the final tally of CPU sales for all of 2016 . Short supply affected price […]

How do retailers go about selling computer parts and technology items? Is there a method to this madness? Indeed there is—retail practices are deeply rooted in science and statistics measuring how different types of stimuli and emotional triggers affect purchasing decisions. Perhaps the most notable sales psychology text is Influence: The Power of Persuasion (1984, 2006) […]

Microsoft apparently botched the timing on a Windows 10 Anniversary update planned for August 2. The company made an announcement on its blog this morning, and promptly removed it minutes later. The URL tells the story—a new update is coming August 2—and it’s likely that the story went live prematurely. Here is the now “broken” […]

Microsoft says it is pulling the plug on the Surface 3 at the end of the year. There are still Surface 3s available in the meantime, though supplies are growing scarce at the moment. This weekend Microsoft gave the official statement to the tech publication Thurott announcing the end of production. Since launching Surface 3 […]

Is your printer not printing? Oh, the frustration of printer problems! You have done all the obvious things. No lights or error messages; there is paper in the printer; the ink and toner levels are OK; the connections are plugged in securely. What’s next? Restart the print spooler. Restarting the print spooler is a common […]

Comparing hardware RAID vs software RAID setups deals with how the storage drives in a RAID array connect to the motherboard in a server or PC, and the management of those drives. In a hardware RAID setup, the drives connect to a special RAID controller inserted in a fast PCI-Express (PCI-e) slot in a motherboard. […]

The period for free Windows 10 upgrades ends July 29, 2016 for users with valid Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 licenses. After that, Microsoft will make you pay for it—$120 for Windows 10 Home, and $199 for Windows 10 Pro. This alone makes upgrading to the latest Windows a sensible thing for those who have […]

The best SMB server strikes the right balance between power and price for handling a company’s data workload. It’s a simple enough premise, but many small companies struggle with identifying technology needs accurately enough to make an educated purchase. Here is a simple six question technology assessment that puts a small company on the right […]

Eye fatigue, eye strain, tired eyes—Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) affects up to 90% of office workers according to Vision Source, an independent optometrist network in the U.S. If you look at a computer monitor all day for work and experience any of the following symptoms, digital eye strain is the likely culprit. Sore, tired, burning or […]

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Finding the best tech deals on any e-commerce site takes a little sleuthing. NeweggBusiness is no exception, despite the valiant efforts of the web management team to make it as easy as possible to find products at the best prices. Here I will show you a fool proof shopping method that puts site users at […]

Get it? Here’s the explainer from How-to-Geek: What is the Difference Between TCP and UDP? UDP stands for User Datagram Protocol — a datagram is the same thing as a packet of information. The UDP protocol works similarly to TCP, but it throws all the error-checking stuff out. All the back-and-forth communication and deliverability guarantees slow […]

There are several tools that enable video content to stream from PC to TV. Here I will take a look at a few easy setups for doing this depending on the type of equipment you want to use. This article assumes your TV or display has HDMI inputs. If you have an old TV with […]

Our recent survey on hack preparedness got me wondering if IT administrators are being honest with themselves about their computer and network security practices. This comes to mind since we repeatedly hear that hackers had access to systems for weeks or months before they are discovered. No doubt, the administrators of those systems thought they […]

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How does company size dictate information security posture? A NeweggBusiness customer survey reveals differences in how companies large and small approach cybersecurity. Some findings fell in line with expectations; others defied the conventional understanding of how security professionals operate in businesses of scale. Small businesses may no longer assume a “security by obscurity” stance. The […]

Repeat the mantra: What is the biggest network security liability at any organization? The user! Security experts time and again emphasize how educating users with anti-phishing training safeguards company data better than any hardware can. In our own customer surveys, social engineering vulnerabilities are cited most often as the greatest security risk for their organizations. […]

Once a business network grows beyond 10 or 20 endpoints, network security experts recommend adding a dedicated firewall security appliance—typically a Unified Threat Management Device (UTM) or a Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)—to your small office network setup. For the most part, the terms UTM and NGFW are used interchangeably in the industry, and there are […]

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With Oculus Rift and HTC Vive ushering virtual reality into the consumer space, the relatively beefy system requirements (Intel Core i5-4670, GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 290) sent mainstream users into upgrade mode to ready their PC for virtual reality. In business computing, companies are figuring out how to optimize workstations for developing virtual reality […]

Yes, the Internet of Things, or IoT for short, is definitely still a tech marketing buzzword. But it’s clearly not a fad. The data does not lie. A new Spiceworks report, 2016 IoT Trends: The Devices Have Landed, confirms that smart devices have jumped the gap between the consumer space and the workplace: Nearly three-quarters […]

Reports that Intel is slashing 12,000 jobs—11 percent of its workforce—might surprise PC enthusiasts and someone like me who sells Intel desktop CPUs. I associate Intel with the company that dominates (to put it lightly) the desktop CPU and server processor market. Our internal 2015 CPU sales rankings had all Intel Core i5s and Core i7s in the Top 10. […]

The Department of Health and Human Services recently stated what anyone working with healthcare information systems already knows. The smaller the medical practice, the more challenging it is for them to manage healthcare IT. To quote the April 2016 paper by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): Smaller practices and […]

Does your school computer lab look like this? Desk space crowded out by underpowered and oversized PC towers; a tangled mishmash of peripherals cluttering shelves, and maybe even rows of CRT monitors sitting on lab tables. Bulky, unwieldy, vertebrae-slipping CRT monitors. Yikes. Every year between April and July, school administrators are deciding on how to […]

Low-cost Windows 10 Intel Atom laptops and hybrids stand to get a performance boost now that Intel has announced its latest Apollo Lake CPU platform and Goldmont 14-nanometer microarchitecture. With improved features for graphics processing and energy efficiency, the new Intel Atoms are designed especially for running low-cost Windows 10 hybrids destined to compete with […]

Microsoft is pretty excited to introduce Minecraft Education Edition as part of the new Microsoft Classroom suite slated to arrive in schools starting in the 2016-2017 school year. Redmond has found another market for its $2.5 billion dollar investment; the school version of the game is designed for educators to incorporate into lessons about storytelling, teamwork, […]

Did you find a random USB thumb drive lying around? Go ahead and plug it into your laptop. Better yet, use it with your work laptop. Are the IT pros in here cringing yet? Here, watch this video. The “Dead Drops” project is an art and media experiment started by Berlin-based artist Aram Bartholl in […]

Information security breaches seem to have become news of the week, so we at NeweggBusiness decided to conduct a hack preparedness survey through our website. We found some surprising and unexpected differences in information security practices between smaller and larger businesses. From late December, 2015, through the end of February, 2016, NeweggBusiness ran a survey […]

What does a quiet office mean? A quiet office can mean more tranquility and productivity. But achieving that can be difficult and the issue isn’t just your raucous coworkers either. Some of the fault lies with your computers, which can beep, buzz, and hum all day long. Most of those noises are caused by the […]

In our digital world, SMBs often focus on digital security and hack preparedness yet downplay the importance of physical security and video surveillance systems. This is a folly because any computer system is vulnerable despite the best firewalls if it isn’t paired with on-site security. That means knowing when your premises or assets are in […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/smb-video-surveillance-buying-guide-2016/feed/79145Digital Signage Buying Guide for 2016https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/digital-signage-buying-guide-for-2016/
https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/digital-signage-buying-guide-for-2016/#respondThu, 10 Mar 2016 17:55:26 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=9132Digital signage buying decisions are no longer simply a matter of selecting an LED display and a way to hang it on the wall. After discussing this year’s buying guide with our own product management team and digital signage experts such as Bob Care, President of Empire Media Group, I realized that the watchword, “content […]

Is there a Chromebook user in your office? You shouldn’t be surprised if there is. Chromebooks started as somewhat of a curiosity when Google introduced them to the laptop market in 2011. Voices in the tech community did not quite know what to make of the clamshell computer. Back then, people seemed more concerned about […]

Your computer’s video card enables it to output graphics to displays, including monitors, TVs, and projectors. It is also sometimes called a desktop graphics card, and it impacts 3D and video performance for many different types of applications. So if your computer slows to a chug when displaying 3D graphics but performs fine for everything else, […]

Barebones computers and mini PCs remind us that the physical size of computers has trended downward since the days of the ENIAC. When you think about how computers once took up the entire floor of an office building, it is amazing that something the size of a pack of tissues can house an Intel® Core™ […]

Data protection measures are a non-negotiable for any business. A data breach can cost a company of any size a significant financial sum and damage its reputation. When data theft occurs to a big business, it makes headlines. But data theft is even more crippling for a small business. Worse yet, small companies are specifically […]

Looking for the best office printer for your small business? Your choice of printer can affect worker productivity and your running costs, so choose wisely. This office printer buying guide provides you with all you need to know about printer technologies, so that you can choose one that’s right for your SMB. Types of Print […]

As a small businesses owner, you might recognize terms like smart devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) as buzzwords tech aficionados throw around to the point of abstraction. You have probably read reports by IDC and Gartner predicting that a gazillion of these said devices will be deployed in businesses by 2020. You know […]

This small business server buying guide for 2016 addresses the matter of which server you should buy for your small businesses. Many expanding businesses struggle with deciding what server to get, not to mention whether or not they even need a server. If you decide that your small enterprise has expanded to the point where […]

Inevitably, at some point, your business will need new computers, networking hardware, and other IT equipment. When that time comes, business owners must decide whether to buy or lease tech equipment for the company. What should you do? Start by making a list of the specific equipment that you need. Add up the costs for […]

If you’re on the market for a new home theater projector or a business projector, this projector buying guide for 2016 has you covered. We discuss the essentials of picking the right projector for your needs, including types of projectors, resolution, brightness, and more. The right multimedia projector could mean the difference between a great […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/projector-buying-guide-2016/feed/19016Guide to Buying a Small Business Wired or Wireless Router in 2016https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/small-business-wired-wireless-router-2016-buying-guide/
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Nearly every small business with an established location for at least some of its operations will require a wired or wireless (Wi-Fi®) router. These devices connect a business network to a wide area network (WAN), which typically provides Internet service. Routers are available with varied options to satisfy diverse needs, so it is important to […]

If you are looking for a mobile computer that balances portability and productivity, this laptop buying guide provides a great starting point for the search at NeweggBusiness. There are hundreds of choices available for business laptops. Whereas once there were only clamshell-style mobile PCs, today there are tablet hybrids that run full desktop operating systems […]

A new computer monitor is one the best productivity-boosting and stress-reducing upgrades, considering how much time you may be spending in front of a screen. In this monitor buying guide, we discuss the important specifications and latest display trends so you know which monitor best fits your needs. Important Specifications Resolution A computer monitor’s resolution […]

Should you go with HDD or SSD for your data storage? Solid-state drives and hard disk drives come in all different shapes, colors, and sizes, so when it comes to selecting the right hard disk storage, business customers should understand the scope and purpose of the different types of hard drives that are available to […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/hdd-or-ssd-disk-storage-2016/feed/08959Motherboard Buying Guide 2016https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/motherboard-buying-guide-2016/
https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/motherboard-buying-guide-2016/#respondFri, 15 Jan 2016 01:31:43 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=8928Picked the perfect CPU for your build? Now you’ll want to find the right motherboard to support it and your business needs. This motherboard buying guide for 2016 will get you familiar with the latest PC motherboard developments and technologies that you need to know to make an educated purchase. Brands to Know Since AMD […]

The CPU most determines how a PC performs, which is why finding the right computer processor is essential for making a system upgrade or starting a new build. It is important to buy a desktop processor that can handle the tasks you need your computer to perform. Equally as critical are budget considerations; you want […]

One of the best ways to improve productivity is to upgrade or add more monitors, as that means more screen real estate. So what monitors are business buyers choosing for their workstations? We rank the best-selling computer displays of 2015 using two different criteria; revenue and quantity sold. Important display developments of 2015 include the […]

As an upgrade for an aging laptop or for maximizing performance in a new system build, solid state drives were more popular than ever this year. Affordability played a big role in the widespread adoption of SSDs. In 2015, we saw a steady price decline for drives—with some models now reaching $0.30 per gigabyte. So […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/components/best-selling-ssds-of-2015/feed/08877On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, My Sysadmin Fixed for Me:https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/visualized/on-the-twelfth-day-of-christmas-my-sysadmin-fixed-for-me/
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For pushing polygon counts and crunching numbers for simulations, you want to have a capable GPU. So what have business buyers chosen for those tasks? We look at the best selling video cards broken down by sales volume and revenue. The last time we looked at the best-selling video cards in the middle of the year, we took […]

Companies looking to reduce paper waste and save on ink and toner can implement several simple cost-cutting measures. Whether you have the most cost effective printer depends on the way it is used more than anything else. This is largely a behavioral issue for team members at the office, though there are printer settings that […]

Now that 2015 is nearly in the books and only a few more PTO days remain, we’re taking a look at this year’s best selling CPUs. The last time we checked the best-selling CPUs, it was the middle of the year and Intel ruled the roost. With nearly a full year of data in the […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/components/best-selling-cpus-of-2015/feed/488407 Simple Life Hacks to Use at the Officehttps://blog.neweggbusiness.com/awesome/7-simple-life-hacks-to-use-at-the-office/
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Here are some simple life hacks that are sure to make your day-to-day workflow a smoother affair at the office. Each of these should apply to most office jobs, and can save time, resources, sanity—or all of the above. Multi-browser approach to Flash Player Adobe Flash has long been a popular vector for malware. With […]

Boxa challenges the age-old question of “Why reinvent the wheel?” with “why not?” They’ve attempted to reinvent file storage boxes to be more user-friendly and ergonomic with their 101 system of boxes. They sent us several of their corrugated file storage boxes to test, so we put them through the wringer to see if they […]

As technology progresses and products become superseded, it stands to reason that obsolete technologies should be discontinued. For instance, Intel Core Duo processors have long since been replaced by the new Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs. But some tech products defy this trend and remain in production despite being seemingly obsolete. We take a look at several particularly […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/awesome/6-obsolete-technologies-that-wont-go-away/feed/18808Expect Affordable LED Transparent Displays Within 5 Yearshttps://blog.neweggbusiness.com/display/expect-affordable-led-transparent-displays-within-5-years/
https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/display/expect-affordable-led-transparent-displays-within-5-years/#respondThu, 10 Dec 2015 01:54:38 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=8801A new process for making monolayer semiconductors—a flexible, molecule-thin film that has low light absorption thus making it a promising technology for transparent displays—has given the technology a brighter future. By introducing an organic superacid to the process, researchers at the University of California-Berkeley found a way to increase the film’s photoluminescence quantum yield, a […]

Executive Summary The State Technical College of Missouri worked with NeweggBusiness to provide computer parts and components for first year engineering students assembling custom-built PCs as part of their coursework. Background Microcomputer Hardware, Operation and Repair (EET140) is a required course for all Associate of Applied Science degree students at State Technical College of Missouri. Generally taken […]

It seems that solid state drives are getting too fast, at least for the SATA III standard. As SSDs continue to increase in speed, the need for a new interface to accommodate high data transfer rates looks like the next step in storage technology. So how much speed are we talking about? SATA III has […]

For many electronics retailers, Cyber Monday extends throughout the entire week. There are over 1,100 deals happening on Newegg and NeweggBusiness that are launching on different days this week. I combed through the ranks and picked out a handful of standout deals for Wednesday of Cyber Week. For those who don’t know, Newegg.com handles consumer […]

Windows has been released for several months now and that has given inquisitive users plenty of time to discover undocumented and unpublicized Windows 10 features. These features range in functionality from useless to essential. We’ve sorted through the long list to give you several that we’ve found to be most useful. God Mode While it […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/over-easy/nine-essential-windows-10-hidden-features/feed/08736Now You Can Make Holograms With a Standard Inkjet Printerhttps://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/now-you-can-make-holograms-with-a-standard-inkjet-printer/
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In the past few years, garage tinkerers have hacked inkjet printers to print electronic circuit boards, print on wood, create custom-colored makeup, and even print out biomaterials. Now, Russian scientists have designed a new method for producing rainbow holograms using a standard inkjet printer, which is expected to significantly reduce production costs and run times […]

Your PC battlestation says a lot about you, how you work, and your interests. It can be a zone of productivity with few distractions or a den of geek memorabilia. We examine three PC battlestations and talk to their designers about what they get out of their setup. Each battlestation owner has their own unique […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/awesome/the-science-behind-3-inspiring-pc-battlestations/feed/18719Need an Awesome Gift for the IT Guy or Gal?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/buying-guides/need-an-awesome-gift-for-the-it-guy-or-gal/
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Picking the right gift for the IT guy or gal presents a challenge, because let’s face it, most so-called “geeky” gifts are kind of dumb. Any tech will tell you the best gifts come in the form of a bonus check direct deposited into his or her bank account, or just as good, a day […]

A recent survey reveals a surprising number of small businesses are unprepared for cyber criminals. Almost eight in 10 small business owners (79 percent) do not have an incident response plan for responding to and limiting the effects of a data security event. This is problematic given the steady rate of increase for cyber attacks […]

Grizzled IT industry veterans have heard it all when it comes to crackpot ideas about personal and business network security. Unfortunately, these IT security myths sometimes end up biting an unsuspecting user in the rear and cause headaches for IT techs. We debunk some of the most pervasive and factually incorrect myths about IT security. […]

Wanted: Windows 10 laptop or 2-in-1 that travels well and adapts to budget constraints. Has the right mix of durability, performance, and portability. Is able to multi-task and look good doing it. Skylake CPU and SSD storage is a plus. Does this sound like your wish list for new a Windows 10 laptop or 2-in-1? […]

As December nears, at least one type of e-mail is certain, the invitation to join your office’s gift exchange. If you’re struggling to think of work-safe gift ideas for your closest coworkers of a randomly-chosen recipient, we have you covered. We’ve curated a batch of gifts that are sure to please whoever gets them. Kensington […]

This holiday season, NeweggBusiness Rewards members can earn major BizPoints purchasing qualifying items that multiply BizPoint totals for the purchase. Some items qualify for 5x the BizPoints, others qualify for 2x. If you have computer components on your office wish list for early 2016, shopping wisely now can put money back in your pocket by […]

Having a handle on office gift giving etiquette is essential this time of year. Too often, holiday celebrations cause stress and frustration due to unclear or misconstrued expectations. Holiday gift exchanges—whether Secret Santa, Yankee Swap, or White Elephant exchanges—can boost morale and elicit warm, fuzzy feelings of holiday cheer if done properly. They can also […]

Installing a DIY Small Business POS System saves money, and does not involve anything overly technical. With it your business gains more granular customization features for tracking sales and inventory. Here’s a universal, brand-agnostic POS setup guide that walks through the equipment needed for a point-of-sale system that can accept both credit card and cash payments. We will cover […]

To the unfamiliar, Reddit looks like an intimidating mess—a spaghettified network closet of comments, threads, karma points, and outbound links. The “front page of the Internet” does not look like a front page at all—no design hierarchy, and its content organization is downright confusing until you spend a few hours with it. This is because […]

Video cards have come a long way in a relatively short period, with the first units in the early ‘80s only capable of displaying eight colors. Since that time, improvements to manufacturing processes have shrunk die sizes from 200+ nanometers (nm) in the ‘90s down to just 28 nm today. From pre-VGA to 4K, we […]

A small office network consists of a modem, Wi-Fi router, switch, a number of end user devices like desktop PCs, tablets, smartphones, and peripherals like scanners and printers. With modern equipment that works right out of the box, knowing the role and function of these devices is enough to get a small office network setup running in […]

The ergonomic benefits of a standing desk in the workplace have become well understood in recent years. Now those in K-12 education have taken notice about the performance gains an adjustable height desk can offer students. The trend emerged last fall as a select number of schools across the country began experimenting with standing desks. […]

The decision to go to the cloud for data storage and processing can be an exciting, if not daunting process. Many covered entities have found great cost savings and improved up time for their companies. That said, choosing a cloud provider is not without its pitfalls. While there are many considerations to take into account, […]

Solid state drives are nearing the maximum data transference speed potential offered by the Serial ATA III interface, which tops out around 550 MB/s. Manufacturers wanting to meet the demands of speed-hungry users are looking beyond the 12-year-old interface. The successor may have already arrived with the Samsung 950 Pro M.2 solid state drives at […]

Cash flow statements and a variety of tools are crucial to keeping a business alive and thriving. Start-ups are especially vulnerable if they do not take control of their cash flow from the outset. Many new businesses do not survive and experts believe that a lack of cash flow control is often to blame. Profitability […]

Like $3.5 billion serious—Intel has announced that it is converting one of its China plants to make NAND chips, the semiconductor hardware found in solid state drives. The company’s factory in Dalian, China which opened in 2010 for making CPUs two process generations behind Intel’s other plants, will undergo a conversion process starting immediately. Of […]

There are a handful of Windows apps that flat-out improve the way you work on a PC. Without them, you would be hard pressed to do certain things. Things like opening a .7z file archive or watching a .mkv video file. See our list of programs and applications you should not live without. 7-Zip You’ll eventually run […]

Being able to draw a network diagram is an essential first step for a small office network setup. It helps you identify the appropriate hardware needed for the task, and logic that goes into installing it. Good network diagrams are not difficult to construct, and you do not need to spend a fortune on fancy […]

To advertise a car, marketers can use loud engine noises, fast-moving landscapes, and the imagery of shifting gears. But what about promoting a computer or technology solution? That is trickier. Few technology companies have hit homeruns with one or two notable exceptions such as Apple or Dell. We’re showcasing several terrible commercials for computers and […]

Many of the early comparisons pit Microsoft’s new 2-in-1 against the iPad Pro and Google’s Pixel C. In my opinion, a better apples-to-apples comparison matches the Surface Pro 4 against other Windows 10 hybrids and 2-in-1s. Comparing hardware specifications on devices that run the same operating system makes the most sense, especially for work-first users […]

While the overall reception to Window 10 has been mostly positive, more than a few IT administrators remain wary of potential privacy and security issues. Central to the issue is the telemetry service in Windows 10, which periodically sends usage and performance data to select Microsoft IP addresses so that they can improve user experience […]

Solid-state drives have become the standard storage device in the current generation of laptops and ultrabooks, and are popular upgrades for desktop PCs and older model laptops. Their method of storing data inside semiconductors with no moving parts alleviates some of the data loss risk associated with older mechanical drives—for example, an SSD can better […]

Technology is poised to change how we work. Instead of sitting in front of a monitor, we could be wearing virtual reality headsets for eight hours a day. Instead of a keyboard and mouse for input devices, you’d have a brain wave sensor and eye tracking. What other advances does the future hold for us? […]

Often times we get nostalgic looking back on the technology items of yesteryear. Those of us old enough to remember the ’80s fondly look back on the Commodore 64, or the Osborne 1 luggable “microcomputer.” Other tech items, well, not so much. Ball Mouse The housing on the bottom would always clog with dust […]

Let it be known that we have entered the Golden Age of Mobile Computing. Manufacturers have packed ample computing power into lightweight form factors, with plenty of choices in the neighborhood of $1,000. Operating system preference—whether Chrome OS, Windows 10, or iOS—factors in as well. Microsoft has announced it is entering two more hybrids into […]

Windows 10 comes pre-installed with Windows Defender antivirus, which users who upgrade from Windows 8.1 will find familiar. The built-in antivirus does a fair enough job protecting a PC from cyber threats. It automatically scans programs you open. It refreshes with every Windows 10 update, and has useful, easy to navigate functionality for running deeper […]

Have you ever heard the computer building myth that asserts you should use an anti-static wrist strap when assembling a PC? Sounds true right? After all, static electricity does damage electronics. Except that those wrist straps don’t really make a difference (see below for the explanation). That’s just one of many computer myths and misconceptions that […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/systems/computer-myths-you-should-stop-believing/feed/88425Retail: Few Are Ready for the EMV Deadlinehttps://blog.neweggbusiness.com/smb-retail/retail-few-are-ready-for-the-emv-deadline/
https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/smb-retail/retail-few-are-ready-for-the-emv-deadline/#respondWed, 30 Sep 2015 19:05:09 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=8418The EMV liability shift begins October 1, and more than 6 in 10 credit card holders in the U.S. still are without chip-enabled payment cards despite tomorrow’s EMV deadline, according to a new report by CreditCards.com. That might actually be good news for many retailers. A market research survey taken earlier this month shows that […]

Technology solutions can help small and medium businesses grow quickly, but not if they’re implemented incorrectly. You could end up spending too much on tech solutions you don’t need or does not adequately secure your computer network. For SMBs, here are a few IT hacks to support growth. Set a clear policy for BYOD In […]

With manufacturers feeling pressure to drive down per-gigabyte SSD prices to stay competitive in a crowded market, almost all companies have begun using multiple layer cell (MLC) and triple layer cell (TLC) flash in their latest drives. Market experts say that single layer cell (SLC) NAND technology is on the way out, despite its reputation […]

Ensuring your computer receives sufficient cooling with PC case fans isn’t rocket science but it can be tricky. Sure, you could take the “maximum power” approach of shoving as many fans as possible into and onto the case, but that’s far from ideal. There needs to be rhyme or reason to the setup or else […]

Designing and building custom PCs has been a popular hobby for decades, an activity that traces its roots to the very beginnings of personal computing in the mid-1970s. Like ham radio before it, PC building developed a natural community around itself comprised of self-trained individuals interested in experimenting with electronics and technology. The first consumer […]

Today marks the initial release of Microsoft Office 2016. The newest version of Office is designed from the ground up for mobile and cloud, with lots of emphasis on easing collaboration between two or more users. Here are eight tasks Office 16 hopes to make easier for users’ day-to-day workflow. Learning the software. Sometimes finding […]

If Oregon Trail has taught us anything, it’s that games can be excellent teaching tools—and you’ll die of dysentery sooner or later. Massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) in particular serve as great educational tools for professionals, particularly project managers. Why MMORPGs? It’s because they force players to not only cooperate, but be extremely well-organized. […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/awesome/business-lessons-i-learned-from-mmorpgs/feed/08338Cutting Through the Noise of Hard Disk Drive Brand Warshttps://blog.neweggbusiness.com/storage/cutting-noise-hard-disk-drive-brand-wars/
https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/storage/cutting-noise-hard-disk-drive-brand-wars/#commentsSun, 20 Sep 2015 17:39:53 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=5862Brand wars in the hard disk drive (HDD) realm can be a heated affair. Recently, online backup provider Backblaze stoked the flames by issuing a comparison of HDDs they deploy in their operation, in an attempt to show how they measure HDD reliability. Storage experts are still grumbling over the findings—Backblaze contends that certain HDD […]

Windows startup sounds have been ubiquitous fixtures for PC users for over 20 years. Less known are the musical minds that composed these sound snippets—and they are some famous ones at that. Let’s have a look at the notable stories behind several Windows startup themes. Windows 95 / Brian Eno: In 1994, Microsoft needed something […]

Say you spaced out and accidentally deleted an important file. So how do you recover it? Thankfully there are several solutions, free and paid, to recover deleted files from the depths of data storage limbo. First, Check the Recycle Bin In a best case scenario, you merely moved the file or folder to the Recycle Bin […]

Anyone who has ever shopped for tech items knows that buying recertified or refurbished products can mean big-time savings. But there is something about the word “refurbished”—as if it connotes a rejected product that might not work, or is somehow inferior to something purchased new. Everyone likes to save money, but does not want to […]

NeweggBusiness launched the NeweggNET solution with the goal of simplifying small office technology setups. At the heart of NeweggNET is a tool that pairs an organization’s size and scope to the appropriate computer and networking hardware, as well as tailored technical support packages. The idea is to help rapidly growing small businesses under 50 seats keep pace […]

No two Windows 10 installation scenarios will be the same since every computing environment is different. Nonetheless, there is a lot to learn from the way IT experts approach installing Windows 10 in their workplaces. Perhaps you are thinking about taking the Window 10 plunge with your IT—and many departments will, according to Spiceworks’ survey numbers. For […]

We are a week out from the release of Office 2016, which promises to bring more cloud integration than ever. Twenty five years ago however, users could only dream of features such as online collaboration, office messaging, and more. Despite lacking many of the advanced features we see today however, Office has always been a […]

The world of technology is full of terms and acronyms that are pronounced various ways depending on who is saying it. Here is a list of some of those words—let us know your preferred method of pronunciation! SQL What is it? It stands for Structured Query Language, a special-purpose programming language of code that is […]

Apple has unveiled the iPad Pro, the biggest and fastest tablet yet in the iPad line. The speed comes thanks to a new 64-bit processor, the ARM A9X, which Apple says gives the iPad Pro “desktop-grade” computing power. With its 12.9-inch display, the iPad Pro is the largest tablet on the market, and larger than […]

How often do you update drivers for your business computers? Doing so can decrease headaches down the line but it can also introduce new issues. In a best case scenario, it can improve your computer’s performance without any hardware changes. But when it goes sideways, stability issues can arise. So when should you update drivers? […]

Hard disk drive (HDD) technology is nearly 60 years old. In that time, dozens of HDD manufacturers have risen to prominence and faded into oblivion. This is a typical market trajectory for technology products. It starts with massive entry, which in the case of spinning hard drives, was sparked in the mid- to late-70s with […]

A motherboard largely determines a computer or workstation’s use. Performance, device support, feature set, component choice—a motherboard dictates all of these things. By looking at what motherboards professional builders are purchasing, we can gain a sense on what kinds of workstations they are assembling. So what motherboards did IT professionals choose for custom-built systems? Before […]

Have you ever seen a classroom full of students typing furiously into a laptop computer during a lecture? Perhaps you do this yourself during meetings or seminars. Apparently it’s not such a good idea—science tells us that typing notes is less effective than the old-school pen and paper method. In fact, a Princeton study found […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/mobile/for-better-comprehension-use-a-tablet-to-write-notes/feed/18181Are You Ready for Machines to Control The Internet Of Things?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/machines-control-the-internet-of-things/
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) flourishes, billions of devices will swarm the Internet and collect data on each of us, what we do, the environment around us, and nearly everything in our proximity. The huge volume of data generated by all the sensors and device inferences will be subject to significant mining by both […]

Say you installed Windows 10 and took it for a test drive but you aren’t ready to commit or it has some compatibility issues with your programs. Well Microsoft provides a way for you to rollback from Windows 10 to your previous install. However, that means you miss out on great new features such as […]

Microsoft marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi says that more than 75 million devices now run Microsoft Windows 10 since it became available July 29. Mehdi posted the figure this morning on Twitter. Things have apparently picked up for Redmond’s latest OS offering. After the first week of availability, Microsoft quoted Windows 10 installs at 14 million […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/windows/first-month-of-windows-10-by-the-numbers/feed/08151What Does the Internet of Things Mean for Our Privacy?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/what-does-internet-of-things-mean-for-our-privacy/
https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/what-does-internet-of-things-mean-for-our-privacy/#respondWed, 26 Aug 2015 17:15:07 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=5825Those cool new watches that will connect to smartphones are part of the Internet of Things (IoT), but how many of us have considered what that will mean for our privacy? Sure, it will be great to have our vital signs monitored for our own use, count our steps, or enjoy all the other things […]

Intel continues its push to shrink desktop PCs smaller and smaller. Given the popularity of the Intel NUC and its clones, the GIGABYTE BRIX, Zotac C-Series, and ASRock Beebox, consumers have adopted the small-is-beautiful mentality. With the launch of the Intel Compute Stick, we saw how a device the size of a USB thumb drive […]

Public cloud computing risks have quietly slipped into the enterprise and we are only just learning of the magnitude of the vulnerabilities. There are of course many known public cloud services and some organizations block the ones they are aware might compromise their systems and data. However, employees are likely using many services that organizations […]

It is hard to believe Windows 95 launched twenty years ago, on August 24, 1995. Windows 95 changed everything—it gave us the Start menu and Internet Explorer, and introduced us to the Task Bar and Virtual Desktops. It was pretty groundbreaking stuff. Windows 95 made the operating system the rock star of the technology world. Remember […]

New SSDs that use 3D VNAND technology and DRAM quality issues that have arisen as a result of the shrinking capacitor trench in DRAM manufacturing are indicators of the memory industry’s urgency to introduce a new universal computer memory. Manufacturers have had to move to the 3D flash memory technology for SSDs in order to […]

Many offices strive to go paperless or at the very least reduce paper waste. It isn’t just a matter going green either—it can significantly reduce operating costs. High volume printers such as legal offices can go through many reams of paper over the course of a year, resulting in increased operating costs and an organizational nightmare. […]

Modern wireless routers can do more now than ever for SMB network management. Better yet, wireless router configuration is relatively straightforward if you understand a few networking basics, thanks to guided user interfaces found in current generation models. Here we will examine several different wireless router configurations that prove useful in a small business network […]

HIPAA presents an amazing amount of challenges and problems for any entity falling under its umbrella. Now that more states are expanding the definition of a covered entity and/or business associate, it’s time to get serious about locking down your HIPAA data and looking for new ways to increase the security of your environment. Fortunately, […]

A network attached storage (NAS) system provides your networked computers access to centralized file storage that you can manage locally. What they boil down to however, are purpose-built computers with hardware and software that allow them to manage data storage drives. NAS enclosures are merely low-power embedded systems with drive bays for HDDs and SSDs. […]

Has there been a more influential technology company than Intel Corporation? Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce, Andrew Grove, and Gordon Moore (of Moore’s Law fame), their Intel CPUs have been central to nearly every major advance in computing. Let’s take a look at eight of Intel’s greatest hits. Intel 8080 puts microprocessors in everyday items […]

Savvy users have detected pre-installed software on Lenovo laptops and desktops. Earlier in the year, Lenovo was found to have been shipping computers with Superfish adware, which left private user data compromised. This newly found software—officially branded as Lenovo Service Engine (LSE)—goes deeper. Some IT professionals have even taken to calling it a rootkit, though technically […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/netsec/how-to-get-rid-of-the-lenovo-rootkit-bloatware/feed/18089How Much Would You Pay for a 16 TB SSD?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/components/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-16-tb-ssd/
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Samsung unveiled a monster solid-state drive today at the Flash Memory Summit in California, cramming an astounding 16 TB of disk space into a 2.5-inch SSD package. Called the PM1633a, this drive is significantly larger than even the biggest spinning hard drives on the market—the Seagate 8 TB Archive HDD and HGST Ultrastar 8 TB […]

On a long enough timeline the survival rate for every hard drive is zero. This is the existential fact of hard drive reliability. The good news? There are things you can do to give hard drives a fighting chance for a decent lifespan. Just know that “decent” means five to six years—the median life expectancy […]

The NeweggBusiness Rewards program gives you benefits that grow with your purchases. Now these benefits include something extra for a limited time only*—a three month Newegg Premier membership for employees of organizations that enroll in the Rewards Program. And the best part of all? Enrolling in NeweggBusiness Rewards is free. It is a rare no-risk, […]

Even if your PC meets the hardware requirements for Windows 10, will everything work fine? This past week, we performed a migration for a relatively powerful computer running Windows 7 to Redmond’s latest. No issues with the installation, but we did end up encountering some hardware and software compatibility issues once during the driver update […]

Intel’s long awaited Skylake Intel Core i5 CPU was unveiled last week, and computer builders have been quick get the processor into their new builds. Here are six SKUs that are available for pre-order and will be set to ship by August 24. These performance-minded PCs have a decidedly enthusiast look to them, which makes […]

Migrating to a new operating system is a chore, whether for a personal or office computer. To make it easier, Microsoft introduced the option to upgrade from an existing operating system (OS) sometime between Windows 95 and Windows XP. Prior to that, you were forced to do clean installations—i.e. format the storage drive and then […]

What computer components are value-added resellers and system integrators buying for their builds this year? We asked the business intelligence team to gather the sales totals, and we have analyzed them through a number of filters to determine the hottest components for system builders thus far in 2015. Here we take a look at the best-selling processors […]

Simplicity and functionality should be the guiding principles for designing a small office network setup that meets the needs of your growing company. Remember that networking hardware that fits right now may not keep pace two or three years out, and outgrowing your hardware before it reaches obsolescence is generally thought of as a waste […]

Despite what some voices in technology media say, if you’re waiting for parity in the SSD vs HDD price war, it could be quite a while—even though we have watched SSD pricing decline steadily for the past year. Currently, the most inexpensive SSDs hover around $0.30 per GB—a pretty good deal, but when HDD prices […]

Looking for a list of the best budget laptops 2015? Here you go. Laptops capable of performing day-to-day tasks like e-mail, web browsing, and producing documents and presentations need not cost a lot of money. If you need something for getting down to business, the sweet spot for value-minded users is right around $400 and […]

Back when hotels offered business travelers wired Ethernet access in rooms, travelers could simply connect a standard travel router for reliable and secure Wi-Fi access. Finding an Ethernet jack in a modern hotel is now a fairly rare occurrence, and many business travelers only have the option to use Wi-Fi provided by the hotel. A […]

Last week, Newegg closed the books on another victory over patent trolls. A company that falsely claimed that its patent covered SSL and RC4 encryption—a common security facet used in e-commerce websites—sued over 100 companies and raised $45 million before taking on Newegg. Thankfully, our team, led by our great CLO Lee Cheng, ended this […]

Like turbochargers or superchargers are to car engines, video cards are to computers. They help give you an indication of a system’s overall graphics capabilities. You still need a powerful processor to get most tasks done, but when it comes to pushing polygons or crunching numbers, a dedicated GPU is the way to go. So […]

SysAdmin Day 2015 is coming July 31. Standard recognition for administrators usually includes cake, ice cream, maybe a buffet lunch or a round of craft beers after work. NeweggBusiness is getting in on the fun as well. We are raffling off several goodies: Grand Prize: ABS N-Series desktop computer, powered by an Intel Core i5 […]

Does a recent price decrease for the Surface Pro 3 signal that it is almost time for the Surface Pro 4? That is the latest from the technology media rumor mill. With Microsoft ready to release Windows 10 to consumers next week, some think the official Surface Pro 4 announcement is right around the corner […]

Would you put a server room in Sauron’s Mount Doom? Probably not—that would be a fire hazard. But how safe is your server room really? It may not be located in Mordor, but you shouldn’t overlook threats such as fire, flooding, and fellbeasts. We offer several strategies to help you protect and disaster-proof your server […]

We have watched SSD prices steadily decline over the course of the 2015. With some experts predicting that flash storage will reach price parity with spinning hard disk drives in the next few years, retailers and consumers are closely watching price per gigabyte value for the best storage deals on 6 Gbps SATA drives In […]

A new study reveals that network server breaches accounted for 75 percent of compromised patient information for the first half of 2015. According to Department of Health and Human Services data compiled by attorney Hudson Harris, there have been nearly 124 million medical records compromised already this year. Here is the breakdown of how the breaches […]

Behind every powerful computer is an equally powerful PSU. Common buying sense tells IT admins to get a power supply that can provide slightly more power than the system needs. So what have organizations and system builders been buying for the first half of this year? We take a look at what buyers are choosing. […]

One of the biggest questions for any e-commerce retailer is to find out how customers are shopping. Namely, how do customers use a company’s website to search and buy products it is selling? Now that smartphones have reached the point of ubiquity, lots of emphasis has been shifted to making the shopping experience mobile-friendly. In […]

Traditionally IT departments are cautious about plunging head first into a new operating system as soon as it launches. This has been the case with just about every iteration of Windows since its inception back in the ’80s. When Windows 8 became available in 2012, many workplaces had just made the transition from Windows XP […]

For the space-conscious office and on-the-go professionals, small form factor (SFF) computing devices give professionals their space and mobility back. For users working with limited desk space, smaller computers and peripherals give them back some real estate for paperwork or note taking. Professionals on the move don’t want to lug around full-sized peripherals, so small […]

The newly minted OCZ Trion 100 solid-state drive (SSD) offers some of the lowest per-gigabyte prices available at the moment for SATA 6 Gbps internal drives–ranging between $0.31 and $0.41 per gigabyte depending on the drive’s storage capacity. Think of the Trion 100 as an updated version of the previously released OCZ ARC 100, except […]

Another day, another cyberattack—judging by the tech news media, computer systems are under constant threat. Here is more confirmation of this truth. A map by cyber security firm Norse Corp. allows you visualize these threats in real-time. In a word, wow. The map looks like a video game, a cross between Geometry Wars and Missile […]

Most system builders think of integrated motherboard components, such as onboard graphics and audio cards, as low performance options and rely on them only if discrete hardware is not within their budgets. But the notion that they’re only the low-cost alternative to dedicated hardware needs to be corrected—at least in certain situations. In many office […]

Any system administrator will tell you there is no substitute for the proper tools. Whether you are unscrewing hard drives or troubleshooting a server rack, the right tool makes the job go better and faster. So what do sysadmins carry with them for day-to-day tasks? We asked our own IT team and scoured Spiceworks and […]

Mushkin today launched its ECO2 line of DDR3 memory modules designed to accommodate the needs of budget-minded users who overclock their systems. The memory features a sleek, low-profile heatsink design meant to fit motherboards with an oversized CPU cooler. The memory operates at a lower voltage (1.35V versus the standard 1.5V) which inflicts less stress to […]

If you need help deciding what monitor to get for a workstation, why not take a look at what other businesses are choosing? We take a look at the top ten most-purchased models from the first half of 2015. We also noticed a few trends on this list that should impact your purchasing decision. Most […]

Computer parts and technology hardware predominantly come from Southeast Asia—places like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan known for heavy industry and large scale mass production. Believe it or not, there are computers and even hardware components manufactured right here in the USA. This goes beyond the thousands of enthusiasts building computers in the United States, and […]

For a lesson in ambiguity, look no further than processor model numbers and codenames. While they contain important product information, they aren’t easy to read. Thankfully, deciphering an Intel or AMD CPU model number won’t require too much mental math or a graphing calculator. Just some of the knowledge contained below. Intel When it comes […]

With 2015 halfway in the books, here is a look at CPUs ranked by sales thus far for the year. The top-seller is listed first; numbers 2-10 follow below. The Intel Haswell-E family is well represented here, which indicates customers are overhauling their systems and using DDR4 memory in their builds. Intel Core i7 processors […]

If you frame a desktop system as a body, the computer power supply would be the heart. But instead of pumping plasma, it takes power from the wall and converts it to be used by the hardware components. Whether it is for a new system build or replacing a broken unit, getting the right power […]

Microsoft has found a cash cow in the U.S. Navy. The military branch is reportedly paying the software giant up to $30.8 million dollars to support up to 100,000 computers that have yet to update from Windows XP, which expired in April 2014. The expenditures will pay for Microsoft Premier Support, the only option left […]

Earlier this month, Microsoft® announced the initial pre-order date for their Surface™ Hub workplace collaboration tool. It is a large touchscreen display packed with workstation-grade computer hardware, Windows 10®, and a unique feature set focused on groups. Available to order on July 1, 2015, it will be one of the first few devices launching with […]

Are you watching the clock wind down on Windows Server 2003 end of support? We are too—literally. With the July 14 expiration date less than a month away, this is crunch time for server migration procrastinators. Beyond the usual security risks of running out-of-support server software, updating to Windows Server 2012 R2 will become more expensive […]

While 3D printing has long been a mainstay in the industrial sector, a 3D printer is now within the budgets of small businesses and consumers thanks to recent technological advances. Typically utilized for design prototypes and replacement parts, a business can utilize a 3D printer in countless ways. Here we discuss the fundamentals of 3D […]

Did you hear about the NeweggBusiness Rewards program? Now customers can take advantage of frequent purchasing to earn credits on future purchases. The credits are called BizPoints, which are as good as cash when buying products on NeweggBusiness. The beauty is the simplicity. Buy tech products, earn BizPoints. Cash in BizPoints for discounts on future purchases. Of […]

Businesses greeted Windows 8 tepidly and not many upgraded from Windows 7 or even Windows XP despite end of life (EOL) worries. Windows 10 looks to change that as it provides plenty incentives for business to adopt it. Windows 10 brings more than just incremental improvements over Windows 8 to the table, as Microsoft aims […]

The July 29 arrival of Windows 10 is just around the corner. The new Microsoft OS will run on any Windows 8 device, as well as most Windows 7 devices with very few exceptions. In fact, Microsoft offers Windows 10 as a free upgrade to users of both operating systems. The Windows 10 experience probably […]

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Rangeley. Sandstone. Silverthorne. Are these places in Westeros? Or are they names of Intel Atom microprocessor families? Test your knowledge with a Quiz of Ice and Fire. Are you ready? [slickquiz id=2]

Gaming laptops have a bad rap in the office. This is generally unfair—especially since a gaming laptop provides the right kind of power and connections for real production work. If multi-tasking with Adobe® Creative Suite®, PowerPoint® and a web browser running in the background is your modus operandi, you understand the value of computing power […]

You turn on your computer and Windows won’t start. If you’re not sure what your first course of action is, don’t panic. Fixing computer boot issues can annoy even seasoned IT professionals but following a troubleshooting checklist will help you resolve the issue without going crazy. Windows doesn’t even begin to load. In this case, […]

The main thrust of Windows 10 is that it can change functionality depending on the device you are using—it shifts around the user interface depending on whether you are utilizing a touch screen or controlling a mouse and keyboard. This is why 2-in-1s are probably the most exciting device for experiencing Windows 10. You get […]

Computex Taipei, the biggest technology tradeshow in Taiwan, wraps up today after a week of keynotes and tech reveals. This year’s show focused heavily on new hardware from Intel, Windows 10 systems, and mobile developments. We take a look at new technologies IT administrators should expect to push for soon. MU-MIMO Wi-Fi is Getting Cheaper […]

The responses ranged from clever to crude for the #GeekPickupLines hashtag that cracked Twitter’s top 10 for the better part of yesterday. As a fan of dad jokes, my sense of humor skews towards the punny ones. These are my favorites, but be sure to let us know yours in the comments.

Many homes and most businesses have several if not dozens of old, no longer used hard drives that they are afraid to throw out because they contain real data. These may be sitting around in boxes or still in old PC or server chassis. Here are several suggestions about how to wipe a hard drive […]

Conducting a network speed test helps ensure that computers and devices on your network are getting the data flow and performance your users need. There are dozens of tools you can use that vary in price, feature sets, and necessary technical aptitude for proper usage. Some tools require little more than a basic understanding of […]

Will Microsoft WiFi become the new Skype WiFi? That’s what it looks like judging by a new barebones Microsoft website that outlines features for Microsoft’s new Wi-Fi service. Microsoft removed the site shortly after Engadget exposed it. As it stands, certain Microsoft Office 365 users already have access to around 2 million Wi-Fi hotspots via Skype […]

Most of the time, people do not need to do merchandise returns for products purchased at an online store. When it does become necessary, it is important to take the right steps at the right time. We would therefore like to offer a few tips that will help make merchandise returns go smoothly if you […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/over-easy/tips-for-making-merchandise-return-smooth-as-butter/feed/07613Will the Personal Transporter Work for IT?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/trends/personal-transporter-for-it/
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In his 1940 science fiction short story, The Roads Must Roll, Robert Heinlein described a personal transporter tool called the Tumblebug. It was a motorized and gyroscopically-stabilized unicycle, similar to the Ninebot One personal transportation vehicle. Like how tablet computers mirror the pad computers in Star Trek, real-world personal transportation is also catching up to […]

At another organization where I worked a few years ago, a fellow IT manager turned his regular workstation into a makeshift stand up desk for ergonomic reasons. I did not think much about it at the time and certainly did not think I would want to be standing around my desk all day. But after […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/stand-up-desk-better-ergonomic-workstation/feed/17601Intel Compute Stick: What Is It and What Is It for?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/systems/intel-compute-stick-what/
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The Intel Compute Stick continues the trend of the shrinking computer, and at price point that beats most desktop and laptop computers. Like the Chromecast or Amazon Fire TV Stick, the Compute Stick resembles a USB flash drive on steroids, except it runs a desktop version of Windows and operates like a desktop or laptop. […]

Originally released in Japan on May 22, 1980 and the United States on October of the same year, the global branding success Pac-Man celebrates his 35th birthday today. The yellow pizza with a slice missing entertained people for more than three decades and has become sort of a cultural icon and ambassador for video games. […]

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Technology moves so fast that making crisp, timely decisions is critical for the survival and well-being of your business. As they say in IT, indecision is the worst decision. It is important to have a strategy for every technology purchase. But where to begin? You might be surprised by how well a few simple questions […]

The Internet is a scary place for a business. Headlines about malware attacks and data breeches have become a daily occurrence. Older firewall appliances which screen out malicious programs using only dynamic packet filtering, otherwise known as stateful inspection, are no match for today’s hackers. Stateful inspection limits firewall protection to an all-or-nothing security policy, […]

Anyone that administers regular Windows security patches knows the headaches involved. As someone who follows a lot of IT folks and Microsoft MVPs on Twitter, I read disgruntled tweets every Patch Tuesday about blue screens and boot fails that occur after updates. There is good news on the Windows 10 horizon. Microsoft is hoping to […]

School administrators in charge of procuring laptops for education face challenges trying to find the ideal type of laptop. While tablets at first glance seem to be great choices due to their portability, they tend to be most appropriate for younger students. Students grade 3 and above benefit from a physical keyboard that allows them […]

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I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. This line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar appeared in the Help menu of the classic Windows iteration of the Hearts card game—but stealing away is exactly what happened when Microsoft left Hearts out of Windows 8, along with Solitaire, Minesweeper, and all the other classic Microsoft games […]

The ABS N Series desktop PC for business was conceived and designed right here at Newegg, by PC enthusiasts with decades of computer building under their belts. For those unfamiliar with ABS, the company has been around since 1991 and is the PC house brand for Newegg. The concept is simple. Find the sweet spot where […]

Companies know cyber threat intelligence has proven effective in stopping security incidents. Organizations allocate a growing amount of resources for cyber security in order to strengthen its security posture. At the same time, research indicates that companies are not convinced that the cyber threat intelligence they deploy accomplishes the desired end result. A new survey […]

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Working outside of the office has its benefits, and many professionals find their productivity increasing when not stuck at a cubicle. But to get that productivity boost, professionals still need access to resources on the internal network, such as file servers and office communication applications. A virtual private network (VPN) provides that access. Below, we […]

Last month, we ran Google Analytics on NeweggBusiness product pages to determine which items our customers were viewing the most in 2015. A good chunk of these products were pre-built systems. Here, we refine our scope to components—hard drives, motherboards, processors, memory—to get an idea of what people are looking at for building computers. For […]

Microsoft probably never imagined Excel art would be popular when they first developed the spreadsheet program. But bored data analysts and artists eventually decided to get creative with it to astonishing effect. Considering that our editor loses his patience trying to make Excel perform basic functions, this art is all the more impressive. The Legend of […]

To buy Windows Server Licensing without spending more than necessary can be tricky. The adage is, if you think you need a CAL you probably do. That is not always the case. One thing that is for certain is that failing to prepare for server migration is preparing to overpay for server licensing. Here are […]

Networking and IT across a large-scale manufacturing setting presents serious challenges. The legacy equipment involved presents a difficult situation for achieving interoperability, and the sheer size of the manufacturing complex makes cabling a daunting task to say the least. Sometimes a company turns to a sneakernet solution—literally networking by way of shoe leather—wherein techs and […]

Printers sometimes encounter mechanical failures and need to be repaired; that’s almost a universal constant. But it may not always be the best choice. While spending $100 to fix a one-month old, $5000 printer makes sense, older printers should sometimes be put out to pasture—Office Space-style. We run through several scenarios where printer repair is […]

Microsoft Surface 3 or Surface Pro 3—the names are almost the same, but the price difference is significant. There are other similarities and departures in computing power and features. As with anything technology related, which one you should pick depends on how you plan to use it. So what separates the two Surface 3 machines […]

Owners of Samsung 840 EVO solid-state drives (SSDs) that have noticed performance degradation—namely decreased read speeds when accessing old files—should be aware that the manufacturer has issued a firmware fix that is now available for download from Samsung. Judging by Newegg user reviews of last year’s best-selling SSD, this issue affected between 5-8 percent of our […]

In a small business, the standard peer-to-peer networking model used in homes very small offices eventually becomes insufficient once user demands—such as access to shared storage drives and printers—increase beyond its capabilities. How might you know if you need a server in your network? If any of the following scenarios sound familiar to you, it […]

Public Wi-Fi hotspots can be a lifesaver when working on the go. Keep in mind, however, that data sent through a public Wi-Fi network is inherently more vulnerable; cybercriminals are known to spy on public Wi-Fi networks, meaning that mobile users are at a greater risk of having secure personal or business data compromised. These […]

Think of Random Access Memory (RAM), sometimes referred to simply as memory, as the short-term memory of your computer. RAM data can be recalled without having to access the hard drive, which is why having the right amount of memory in your computer directly correlates with performance. Without diving too deeply into the science behind […]

Windows 10 is only a few short months away, with the rumored mid-July release date nearing. Consumers and businesses still have the next few months to prepare for a Windows 10 upgrade, which promises a bevy of improvements over Windows 8. So what’s required to upgrade to Windows 10? Not much if your computer exceeds […]

In an appeal to win back the classroom, Microsoft has announced its new $499 Surface 3 will be sold at a 10 percent discount to education buyers, and has plans in the works to offer a lower-cost version of the 2-in-1, a school-issued model with 32 GB of storage and 2 GB of memory. The […]

What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or VDI? When a company with a large scale desktop PC deployment wishes to consolidate hardware maintenance costs, they may look to install a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) service, which hosts user desktop environments on server hardware that is stored in a remote datacenter. The datacenter might be located off premises […]

Stressed out at work? Just relax. It is easier said than done, but finding ways to relieve stress at work is a must—lest you wind up like this Colorado Springs man, who was cited recently for discharging a firearm eight times into his desktop PC. “He got tired of fighting with his computer for the […]

Tomorrow on Earth Day, be prepared to once again receive a deluge of e-mails and flyers about saving energy and reducing waste. After reading through several lines of self-evident and obvious tips and tricks maybe you will learn something actually useful, only to forget about it next week. We have compiled a list of long-term […]

Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) gained significant popularity in recent years through universities and free MOOC IT training offered through this outgrowth of distance learning is on the rise. As with other open-source-type movements, free access to MOOC content has been favored by people who wish to learn without the typical cost associated with education […]

Earlier this year we looked at budget solid state drives (SSDs) that gave you the most memory for your dollar. Since that time, drive maker Mushkin Enhanced MFG has set the bar even lower for SSD prices. Their new line of Enhanced ECO2 2.5-inch SATA SSDs are priced well below $0.40 per gigabyte, and are […]

As ultrawide monitors catch on with consumers, particularly tech enthusiasts and gamers, the office might be the best fit for a 21:9 screen. The aspect ratio provides a great alternative to a multi-monitor setup, and offers more useable screen real estate than a single 16:9 widescreen. With the additional horizontal space on an ultrawide monitor, […]

It is hard to believe the first quarter of 2015 is already in the books. On our end it has been a busy three months. We applied Google Analytics to our entire roster of product pages for a look at the most shopped tech products of Q1 2015. Here are the top ten. Fujitsu ScanSnap […]

Microsoft has made available Build 10051 of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, and with it has opened up the Project Spartan browser to a plethora of Lumia devices. Since the Windows 10 technical preview in January, Microsoft has emphasized how the Windows 10 dynamic user interface aims to provide the best fit for […]

Computer hardware is regularly upgraded or replaced in an office, which allows for better performance, tighter security, and support for newer software. But these constant upgrades can cause problems over time with older, legacy software. It could be an in-house program developed years ago for a Windows XP environment or freeware from the days of […]

Microsoft and Dropbox have been working on interoperability features together since last year, and yesterday they finished integrating Dropbox on the web and Office Online, Microsoft’s freemium suite of productivity tools, like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The integrated features are available to Dropbox for Business customers who also have an Office 365 license. Free tier […]

It might seem that the hard drive is the forgotten son of data storage with all the attention that solid state drives (SSDs) get in the media. The old standby for inexpensive data storage has made a comeback over the last six months, thanks to a new spin on hard drive technology that makes them […]

In light of the approaching Windows Server 2003 end of support deadline on July 14, we have profiled options users have for spinning up new hardware designed to take advantage of the robust features Windows Server 2012 has to offer. We have already taken a look at offerings from Dell PowerEdge and HP ProLiant lines. […]

The number of corporate travelers is on the rise after years on the decline, according to a USA Today article about business travel, reversing a trend that started with the 2008 recession. Professionals new to business travel will quickly find that staying productive on the road is more difficult than in the office without the […]

Dell Networking targets small businesses with plans for growth with its new X-Series of managed network switch announced today. With the X-Series, users get a fully managed network switches that provides the same scalable performance, security, and reliability as an enterprise-class network switch, but with a easy-to-use GUI intended to make advanced network administration simple enough […]

The Osborne 1 debuted 34 years ago today, on April 3, 1981. The world’s first commercially successful microcomputer weighed 24 pounds; its hinged plastic case gave it a look similar to a sewing machine. The leather handle gave it a classy touch, though some accounts liken the device to an Army field radio. It boasted […]

Microsoft hopes the third time is the charm for the Surface 3. This time around, Microsoft brings to the table an Intel Atom X7 chip capable of running a full-on 64-bit version of Windows 8.1. Essentially, the Surface 3 is tablet that functions just like a laptop, with a little less under the hood than […]

A well-executed computer prank on April Fool’s day is almost an obligation; people are more careful about locking their computers on this day more than any other, and for good reason. If you happen to forget to lock your computer, don’t be surprised when you find your mouse not working or randomly moving. For our part […]

With Windows Server 2003 end of service fast approaching, organizations should already have a migration plan in place for moving mission-critical data and applications to Windows Server 2012. Part of the plan should include new hardware. As any IT tech will tell you, one of the silver linings of updating server software is assessing your […]

For the last few years, a common practice of installing solid state drives (SSDs) onto desktop computers was to pair one with a traditional hard disk drive. SSDs are available in smaller capacities and do not reach to the low price per GB ratio of hard drives. While very large (500+ GB) solid state drives […]

Stay calm, stay focused and breathe—Windows Server 2012 migration words of wisdom from C.J. Wood, IT Director of Decorating Den Interiors, an interior design company based in eastern Maryland. This comes from a credible source on both IT and relaxation; when he’s not knee deep in protocol, Mr. Wood can be found kayaking and bass […]

We have discussed the importance of migrating away from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 a few times in the past. But for some SMBs, that may not be possible because Server 2003 may be installed on antiquated hardware built when it was still the go-to option. Scenarios like that call for completely replacing the […]

With the second quarter in sights, tech watchers are scanning the horizon for signals of new products. The Windows 10 launch is something we are watching intently, not only because we sell Windows 10 software and licensing, but because it affects pricing on a lot of the OEM hardware that we carry—new desktop PCs, laptops, […]

HIPAA compliance is the name of the game for healthcare IT. That game is about to change after Windows Server 2003 reaches end of support (EoS) July 14, 2015. Practices that have a local electronic health records (EHR) installation on Windows Server 2003 will fail HIPAA compliance checks after that date. Here we will cover […]

Did you upgrade your network to 802.11ac when the first few wireless access points (APs) and routers came to market? If so, you may need to upgrade again—this time to 802.11ac Wave 2. As its name suggests, it is the second wave of 802.11ac products based on an updated 802.11ac standard. The suffix “Wave 2” […]

Eliminate passwords and stop the hackers. That is the messaging heralded by many in the security industry. Passwords are lousy means of protecting sensitive data largely because users have the tendency to choose laughably bad passwords. Even having a great password does not offer total security either; WIRED writer Mat Honan tells how phishing attacks […]

Brian Fulmer Tech of the Week profiles IT professionals, highlighting the challenges they face and the tools they use to meet them. This week we talked to Brian Fulmer, a networking specialist working for a diversified construction and manufacturing company in Visalia, California. Fulmer resides in California’s Central Valley just outside of Sequoia National Park, […]

Whether you use a solid state drive, hard drive, or a combination of both, drive failure remains a constant concern. It can be caused by a variety of factors, but most notably age, physical damage, and heat. The latter two factors affect SSDs to a much smaller extent than they do hard drives, but age […]

]]>https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/over-easy/symptoms-of-impending-ssd-hard-drive-failure-and-what-to-do/feed/36982Network Management Is Invisible for SMBs, But Will It Scale for Growth?https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/intelligencer/network-management-is-invisible-for-smbs-but-will-it-scale-for-growth/
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Invisibility is the latest network management trend for small and medium sized businesses. What does that mean exactly? Well, in a nutshell, this concept deals with an overall reduction of network equipment and the simplification of network hardware. Invisible network management exists as streamlined, plug-and-play features in newer lines of network hardware designed for smaller […]

Technology can get horrific. Failing hardware, poor planning, or unreliable users–whatever your IT-phobia might be, here are several scenarios that you would not want to be stuck in. Virus on a terminal server—and it got worse Removing a virus from a terminal server is scary to say the least, especially when antivirus software does not do […]

Like many great things on the Internet, World Backup Day began as a Reddit thread three years ago, and it remains to serve as a reminder to save all your important data to somewhere secure at least once a year. All throughout March, users can take a social media pledge to back up their important files, and have until March 31 […]

When it comes to desktop processors, Intel takes the lion’s share of the market with five processor families covering the low-, mid-, and high-end segments. Ranging from the budget offers to the most expensive, they are Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7. To help you sort through and understand the differences between […]

With the Lenovo Superfish adware debacle reaching scandal proportions, many in the tech community are turning their attention to how to detect and remove adware. Whether Lenovo wittingly compromised users with pre-installed adware is up for debate; however, the threats users incurred extend beyond the reach of what we have understood adware to be. “Superfish […]

The server room is the most sacred 100 square feet of a company’s IT environment. But because Cat5 cables tangle inexplicably whenever in close proximity, or because sensitive electronics do not mix well with traditional clean-up methods, server rooms can get kind of gnarly. If you are not on top of things, this happens quite […]

After a fresh install of Windows, hardware drivers, and productivity software, consider creating a system image to serve as a restore point. So should you ever need to reformat the computer or migrate to another hard drive in the future, you have a nearly clean slate to go back to without having to deal with […]

Workplace technology is changing fast with BYOD, wireless networking, and the work anytime-anywhere mentality of today’s workforce. The ideal conference room should be able to accommodate whatever attendees bring to the table–literally–with minimal compatibility issues and cable-fiddling. Everyone knows time is at a premium so here are several devices and solutions that help you get […]

With powerful CPUs and features for scalability and security, the two series of new Western Digital NAS (called My Cloud Expert Series and My Cloud Business Series) are designed with creative professionals and small business users in mind, and will arrive on the market this month. The offerings cover a middle ground for WD, filling […]

Despite ever more powerful planning and organizing software, physical clutter remains a problem for many. Aside from being where we put computers, desks can also fill in as a catch-all for papers, folders, stationery, and other miscellaneous items. And over time, that catch-all can become messy, disorganized, and overall an eyesore. To help you prevent […]

We learned this week that Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence mastered Atari games Breakout, Fishing Derby, Robot Tank, and Kung-Fu Master, among others. DeepMind’s creators estimate that in another 10 years it will be able to master StarCraft; in 20 years’ time A.I. will be able to lay waste to the deftest human Call of Duty […]

Common sense and software companies advise users to save their product keys securely in case they need them in the future, such as when re-installing your operating system. After all, you don’t want to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows only to find out that you don’t know what your Windows product key is. […]

Twelve years have passed since Microsoft launched Windows Server 2003, and now it is almost time to close the book on this landmark piece of software. In computer technology, 12 years is a lifetime. To illustrate this, HardBoiled takes a look back at key moments in the evolution of server computing–a brief history of the […]

Just a few months remain until Windows Server 2003 reaches end of support. Security updates will no longer be released, new applications and programs will no longer support the OS, systems will fall out of PCI and HIPAA compliance and incur higher IT maintenance costs. So have you started your migration away from Server 2003 yet? If […]

For large enterprises and small businesses alike, migrating to Windows Server 2012 before Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015 requires strategy and the right amount of planning. Avoiding downtime during the migration process is the number one priority for IT. Thankfully there are plenty of resources out there that offer […]

Navigating the workplace can be tricky, especially for those in IT. The job involves being privy to files and network activity that employees often mistake as being private, so it is only natural for uncomfortable moments to ensue every now and again. The user-admin relationship can be personal at times, and interpersonal skills may or […]

A report by Russian security expert Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the popular Kaspersky Labs antivirus software, warns it has found spyware in the hard disk drive firmware of nearly every major manufacturer. A follow-up report from Reuters links the spying software to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), based on tips from an anonymous former NSA employee. Kaspersky calls the […]

When building a workstation, one corner often cut is the video card. Sometimes, builders may opt to install only the most basic consumer video cards available, or not install one at all. In the latter case, onboard graphics do provide basic video functionality, but typically do not make the cut when high performance is required. […]

Computer expansion cards continue to shrink and solid state drives (SSDs) are taking the lead with the M.2 SSD form factor. No longer relegated to simply being mounted in drive bays or large expansion slots, SSDs and other add-in cards continue the trend of smaller is better. The M.2 specification is not only used for […]

Truth be told, the White House has been on the conservative of side of deploying technological advances in its own working environment. Sometimes this slowness is a result of security precautions; other times it’s just plain old-fashioned leadership. That’s not to say that presidents have not embraced technology once it has permeated the Oval Office. […]

When it comes to the depiction of computers, the Internet, and other things technology, Hollywood likes to play loose with what’s plausible or even possible. Of course they have their reasons, often either for dramatic flair or to hold the plot together. Sometimes however, entire plots are centered on a bad understanding of how computers […]

We look at a lot of research here at HardBoiled. Some of it highly scientific, which involves diving into surveys by Forrester and IDC for insights. Other times research is more informal, scouring message boards like Spiceworks and Reddit to gauge user impressions about products and technology. This is one of those informal studies, where […]

There is nothing like the snappy performance boost from adding a new solid-state drive (SSD) inside a computer or laptop. Better yet is that consumer prices have been on a steady downgrade since the end of last year. In fact, some analysts believe that SSD prices will continue to slide through the early part of […]

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https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/over-easy/test-drive-windows-10-windows-78/#respondTue, 10 Feb 2015 17:00:11 +0000https://blog.neweggbusiness.com/?p=6648We’ve discussed Windows 10 on the blog previously, particularly noting how it will be available for free to Windows 7 and 8 owners in first year of release. For many, the promise of a free migration from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 will be enough of an impetus to go to Windows 10. To persuade […]

When you think that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standardized 1 Gigabit Ethernet in 1997, and then in 2010 standardized 100 Gigabit Ethernet, a hundred-fold jump in data transfer speeds in the span of less than 14 years, it is nothing short of remarkable. Such is the nature of computer technology; the push […]

The announcement that the Raspberry Pi will support free Windows 10 sent ripples of enthusiasm through the tech community this week. Between that and the 900 MHz quad-core CPU and the 1 GB of RAM the RPi 2 comes with, there are rumblings that the microcomputers will jump the gap between hobbyist use and real […]

One immutable rule of business and data storage states that as a business grows so do its storage needs. Not just in terms of capacity either, performance and reliability must also scale with the business. To meet those expanding needs, SMBs often implement RAID arrays since they can improve data storage performance and reliability. But […]

Years before Stuxnet became known for reportedly disabling the Iranian nuclear complex, Don Shafer, a security executive specializing in protecting offshore oil drilling operations around the globe, was already familiar with the computer worm. He had seen it attack his clients’ rigs in Angola and Indonesia. “It was very interesting when we saw it,” Shafer […]

If your organization has recently replaced workstations with newer systems, selling the old computers can be a good way of recouping funds. Alternatively, many small and medium businesses also donate older systems to charity for a nice tax deduction. Both methods can reduce the amount of electronic waste your office produces and offer financial benefits, either […]

The end of the holiday season signals when you should start thinking about filing taxes. For small business owners, this means getting together the proper revenue and expense documentation and taking the appropriate reporting measures to keep your business compliant, while making sure you maximize the credits you are owed. Here are five small business tax […]

Musicians have grappled with role of technology in our lives and society since folk singers penned songs about railroads and the cotton gin, and probably even before that. When computers entered into the societal landscape in the late ‘70s, naturally rock n’ roll artists responded, penning some awesome records dealing with computers’ effect on mankind. Here […]

In the months following its end of life, it had looked like users got the message to upgrade Windows XP. But somehow, according to the latest figures from NetMarketShare.com, Windows XP has pulled back in front of Windows 8.1 for percentage of user share. In fact, seven months after end-of-life, Windows XP has a higher […]

A tool synonymous with computers in the ’80s and ’90s, the command prompt or command line is much less well-known with today’s users. Despite a drop in usage, the command prompt still remains an important tool that Windows and Mac users should be familiar with. Learning how to use the command prompt can help you troubleshoot […]

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Microsoft released its second quarter 2015 earnings Monday, January 26, and results were what Yahoo! Finance predicted. Earnings per share registered right on the money at $0.71, with revenues totaling $27.47 billion, which came in better than the expected $27.33 billion. Even though Microsoft exceeded forecasts, some analysts are calling this a “bad quarter,” and stock […]

Research shows that encounters with ransomware—a type of malware that locks out users form a computer or mobile phone it infects and demands a ransom paid to the creator—is on the rise, especially in the U.S. One example is when hackers infected a Detroit municipal database last year, demanding thousands of dollars in Bitcoins for […]

With most technology products, innovation and competition between companies should drive prices down. This holds true for many types of products, such as hard drives and solid-state drives, which have seen prices drop and storage capacities grow over time. Some companies have apparently not received the memo however. Today, we look at several overpriced tech […]